The second instrument, which has 18 questions, is
dedicated to data collection about measure of respondent’s
participation in the watershed management plan. To
measure these questions, 5 point Likert scales are
considered based on participant’s previous experience,
from very less 1 to very much 5. This variable has three
dimensions which include: (1) Social participation (8
items) (2) Economical participation (6 items) (3)
Environmental participation (4 items) based on the model
proposed by Dolisca et al. (2006). These questions have
combined by using factor analysis and finally their
standard scores were derived. Then, by using the
following formula, scores of participation in WMO and its
subscales were distributed between 0 to 100: